Cavalier (APA 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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--...M .,,, X ' if ' A. martindale Lb f. . 'J-44 X ,in operations depgrtment is the nerve center of the 'en-33 N' cavalier. this complex department composed of c-l, c-2 and x divisions, lie the responsibilities of administration, radar navigation maintenance. da-dit-da,Qf,'ffjis the familiar sound ringing in our ears ,as wewrddiomen guard the various radio cir- heaton bishoP f -F9 prisby hill cuits. it's all in a day's work when we copy traffic that comes in on the different nets, route the messages, stand watch over the teletype and send out messages. among other chores also is the repair of our radios when we are confronted with mechanical difficulties, and we are con- '- J.-.VC v w . 4 stantly makingfcorrections and changes to all the publications and directives that concern usp yes, even additions to our own top secret publication of our pin-up girls' pictures. ,N V even thoughl'i:ve're known as postmen, mailmen and what have you, we are the telemen. we workin the post office sortingiiihcoming and outgoing mail, selling money orders, keeping our books and making mail runs. we are adepticinydrwhen called upon we can double in the communications field in operating the teletypes. walk up the dodens of ladders from the mess deck and thei?e you see at the top of the superstructure a flashing light. no, this isn't a floating lighthouse, it's only a ,ignulman sending out a message. though we most commonly use the flashing light, we're masters of the semaphore flags, the flag hoists and even nancy ge-,-, all of which we use totransmit and receive messages in visual communication. through our large binocu ' ,we vigilantly keep an 24 -L L-' --- '-ee- -ef' ' --Q T'- 69

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x 4.-2. freclell flaucher miller ellis balbirnie W ,, carr I X weslerbnlck lance A A l leonard bowmun hull wall spier wesl morris servello F7 mayers morgan mc full clevenger A K richards flaucher